Toward the end of my pregnancy, my doctor in Lubbock cleared me to continue to only have my monitoring done in Amarillo, rather than making the trip to see him every few weeks. Our baby’s heart was doing well and he cleared me for delivery in Amarillo, rather than Lubbock or Dallas. Our baby would not need heart surgery for several months, a huge answer to prayer! The stipulation to this arrangement was that I would need go to my OB twice a week for fetal monitoring and then a third time for a sonogram, every week until Ben’s arrival to make sure he wasn’t under too much stress. I quickly agreed and got the appointments set up at the office in Amarillo. Several weeks of testing went by with only a few tests showing small indicators of an issue, nothing to be concerned with though.
Read MoreFor the most part my life has played out pretty much according to plan. Even if it wasn’t planned, I can’t say it has been unexpected. As I get older the more and more I realize that this is a blessing I never knew to count. There were no surprises in the stability of my home life. My parents have always cared deeply for each other and loved on their six kids with care for each of us individually. I always had clothes, and even though I joke about having a lot of hand-me-downs, I also had a lot of new clothes to wear. I never once questioned where other needs like food or shelter would come from. Even beyond these basic necessities that I was so blessed to be oblivious to the fact that they are not a given for everyone, my life folded out naturally and easily and with a lot of goodness.
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